Renowned author Margaret Atwood will be making a Calgary stop on her fall tour to promote the long-awaited sequel to her 1985 dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale.

Atwood will make a stop at the Bella Concert Hall on Sept. 29 for a Wordfest event that will include an interview and a reading from the new novel, The Testaments.

The book takes place 15 years after The Handmaid’s Tale. Atwood’s 1985 classic was recently turned into an Emmy-winning series starring Elisabeth Moss.

“Everything you’ve ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book,” Atwood has said about the book. “Well, almost everything! The other inspiration is the world we’ve been living in.”

Atwood has written more than 40 books, including the Man Booker Prize-winning Blind Assassin and the Giller-winning Alias Grace.

Wordfest is offering pre-assigned seating for the event. Specially priced seating in the choir loft will be available to fans who dress as Handmaids, Marthas or Econowives.